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Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is a result of good work habits.

Twyla Tharp

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Twyla Tharp
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: July 1
Ballet Dancer
Choreographer
Dancer
Writer
Portland
Indiana
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I've always thought my creative life began the moment my mother called me Twyla.
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